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Robert Hardy, Tudor longbow expert and Mary Rose trustee, dies

2 years 11 months ago By Rosemary E Lunn

Although Hardy was not a Hollywood name, he was considered a versatile actor, primarily appearing on television and the stage.¹

Legendary Swedish 17th century shipwreck identified

3 years 1 month ago By Main Minion

The wreck was discovered in 2003 north of Dalarö in the Stockholm Archipelago. Artefacts indicated that the ship sank during the mid or later half of the 17th century.

More than 40 shipwrecks discovered in the Black Sea

3 years 8 months ago By Main Minion

"We’re endeavouring to answer some hotly-debated questions about when the water level rose, how rapidly it did so and what effects it had on human populations living along this stretch of the Bulgarian coast of the Black Sea,” said Professor Jon

Well-preserved 300 year-old frigate discovered in the gulf of Finland

4 years 3 months ago By Main Minion

The wreck, which has been confirmed to be that of 300 year-old frigate Huis te Warmelo was found at a depth of 64 metres near Helsinki.

Portuguese ship wrecked on a remote island in the Sultanate of Oman in 1503 is the earliest ship of discovery to be found and scientifically investigated by archaeologists

Vasco da Gama shipwreck discovered off the coast of Oman

4 years 3 months ago By Main Minion

Vasco da Gama was the first European to reach India by sea, linking Europe and Asia for the first time by ocean route, as well as linking the Atlantic and the Indian oceans entirely and definitively, and in this way, the West and the Orient.

Shipwreck from 13th century Mongolian invasion found off Japan

4 years 12 months ago By Main Minion

On 2 July archaeologists surveying the waters off the island of Takashima confirmed a shipwreck found here is a vessel from a 13th century Mongolian fleet that foundered in a typhoon in a failed attempt to invade Japan.

'Mars - the magnificent' shipwreck explored

5 years 11 months ago By Main Minion

Dalarö: Marine Archeological Wreck Park

6 years 2 months ago By Millis Keegan

The value is not measured in money, but in knowledge.

Richard Lundgren: The Man From Mars

6 years 4 months ago By Michael Menduno

True to his word, and remarkably, more than 30 years later Lundgren and his team from Ocean Discovery, Lundgren’s not-for-profit organization, discovered the shipwreck in May 2011, 447 years to the month from its sinking.

Ancient shipwreck discovered off Turkish coast

6 years 10 months ago By Scott Bennett

Work has commenced to excavate and exhibit ship remains from different eras that were discovered during underwater excavations in the 6000-year-old town of Limantepe (Greek Klazomenai) on Turkey’s western coast.

Famous 17th century Swedish warship located

8 years 7 months ago By Millis Keegan

The 94-gun Svärdet was the Swedish admiral Claes Ugglas flagship. The ship was shot to pieces and set on fire by a Danish / Dutch fleet at the Battle of Öland's southern point. 600 seamen perished, including the admiral.

A sensational wreck found in the center of Stockholm

9 years 7 months ago By Millis Keegan

An excavator was working the expansion of Strömkajen below the Grand Hotel when the operator realized that he had some artiefacts in the bucket.

16th century wrecks found in Norway - could be victims of piracy

9 years 8 months ago By Arnold Weisz

The ships were found with cargo, and one of the ships obviously was burned. This is mysterious as it is unusual to burn a ship with its cargo on board.

Sculpture from "The Ghostship" salvaged

10 years 1 month ago By Millis Keegan

According to the Swedish Heritage Act findings from within the Swedish economic zone has to be handed over to the Swedish government if they were salvaged by a Swedish vessel or transferred to Swedish territory.